Q fever

Q fever, caused by <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, is a bacterial zoonosis with a wide clinical spectrum that can be life-threatening and, in some cases, can become chronic.

Premature birth

The birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks of gestational age.


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PMID (PMCID)
12395293
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
[Q Fever in pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature].
Hellmeyer L, Schmitz-Ziegler G, Slenczka W, Schmidt S.
Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol. 2002;206(5):193-8.
Q fever in pregnancy initially manifests as placentitis and often leads to premature birth (30 %), growth restriction (46 %), spontaneous abortion (22 %) or fetal death in utero (7 %).